Here's a Question: Can Parents Rely on Porn for Sex Ed?

Last week, Utah lawmakers voted to stick to an abstinence-only sex ed track for public schools, shooting down a bill that would allow parents to opt their children into classes with more comprehensive, contraceptive-based education. Currently, as the Guardian reports, Utah public school teachers are not permitted to advocate for sex outside of marriage, contraception, or homosexuality. Issues like consent and STIs are also under-covered.

Because Utah is a hotbed of sex-related mayhem—legislative, pornographic, and otherwise—porn site xHamster rerouted traffic from Utahns to a sex-ed series it produced called the Box, which is SFW. "While we love porn, we don't think that it should be relied on for sex ed any more than Star Wars is a substitute for science class," the site said in a blog post. (Speculate wildly on how that stacks up to the science curriculum taught in Utah schools.)

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This might be a trend: At the beginning of February, PornHub launched its own Sexual Wellness Center (also SFW). "It's a shame that in Utah we have to rely on porn sites to provide sex education for our kids," said Brian King, the Utah representative who sponsored the failed bill. At least they have options.

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